BlizzCon 2017 Dates Revealed - November 3rd and 4th

The BlizzCon 2017 homepage and event info page has updated with this year's convention dates: November 3rd and 4th.\rTickets are $199, limit four per household, and can be purchased through Universe.\rTickets go on sale 7pm Pacific on April 5th and 10 am Pacific on April 8th.\rThe benefit dinner tickets are $750 and go on sale 7pm Pacific on April 12th.\rTicket information can be edited through July 14th via your Universe account.\rBadge pickup and the Blizzard Shop once again start a day early, 9 am on November 2nd.\r\rBlizzCon is an epic celebration of Blizzard Entertainment's game universes and the communities that bring them to life.\r\rThis year is our 11th BlizzCon, and we\u2019d love for you to join us in celebrating at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, 2017.\r\rAfter you purchase tickets, you will have until July 14 at 8 p.m. PT to edit the following information for each attendee through your Universe account:\r\rFirst and last name of attendee (to be printed on the badge)\rEmail address of attendee\rCharacter name (optional)\rIf you don\u2019t know who you are purchasing tickets for, enter your own full name and email address for all of the tickets. In this case, the ticket purchaser must bring *all* of the printed bar code emails, along with matching photo ID, to BlizzCon to pick up badges. While all of the badges will show the ticket purchaser\u2019s name, photo ID will only be checked at the time of badge pickup.\r\rNote: If you change the name of an attendee for a badge, only the emailed barcode and valid photo ID bearing the name of that attendee can be used to claim their badge. A confirmation email without a barcode will not be sufficient to claim a badge. You must have the barcode. Barcodes will be sent out at a later date.\r\r\r\rThe Universe Ticket Page is partially updated - the title is not updated, but the pricing and sales dates are accurate for 2017.\r\rBlizzCon is an epic celebration of Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s game universes and the global player communities that bring them to life. BlizzCon will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, 2017.\r\rTickets to attend BlizzCon 2017 will be priced at $199 USD (plus applicable taxes and fees) each and will be available for purchase in two separate batches.\r\rThe first batch goes on sale at 7 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, April 5, and the second batch goes on sale at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday, April 8.\r\rIn addition to serving as a gathering place for Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, BlizzCon will offer attendees a chance to enjoy:\r\rHands-on play time with the latest versions of Blizzard Entertainment games\rGlobal finals for Blizzard esports, featuring top pro gamers from around the world\rIn-depth discussion panels with Blizzard game developers and artists\rCommunity contests with great prizes\rCommemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s game universes\rMore activities and attractions to be announced on www.blizzcon.com\rIn addition, an exclusive pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children\u2019s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) will also be held the evening of Thursday, November 2, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. PT at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, CA. BlizzCon Benefit Dinner attendees will get the chance to eat, drink, and be merry alongside Blizzard developers, artists, and community representatives while supporting a great cause.\r\rTickets to the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner go on sale Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. PT. Approximately 200 tickets will be available for $750 USD each (plus applicable taxes and fees; limit two per household), and Blizzard Entertainment will donate the proceeds to Children\u2019s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).\r\r\rFor more information on BlizzCon 2017 and the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, visit www.blizzcon.com. \r\r\rBlizzCon 2017 tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. PT and Saturday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. PT. Tickets sell out fast, so you\u2019ve got to be prepared if you want to nab some. For step-by-step instructions, check out Universe\u2019s handy ticket purchasing guide for BlizzCon.\r\rIf you\u2019d like to start getting ready in advance, here are a few suggestions that should help smooth out the purchasing process:\r\r Create a Universe.com account ahead of time, and log in just before tickets go live.\r Gather the following information and be ready to enter it when prompted: \r \r Your first name, last name, email address, and character name (optional).\r Your credit card information, including the number, expiry date, and CCV number. You may also want to contact your credit card company in advance to let them know you\u2019re planning to purchase tickets.\r Your friends\u2019 information. For each person you\u2019re purchasing tickets for, you\u2019ll need their first name, last name, and email address\u2014along with their character names, if they want to use them.\r If you\u2019re not sure yet who\u2019s attending with you, enter your information. You can update the names and emails later on.\r \rGood luck!\r\r\rEdit: Blizzard has published an official newspost on the dates.\r\r\rGather your team, plan your strategy, and get ready to rush BlizzCon\u00ae 2017!Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s two-day gaming convention and community celebration returns to the Anaheim Convention Center on November 3 and 4\u2014but it\u2019s not too early to begin preparations for a weekend full of hands-on gaming, in-depth developer panels, incredible esports competition, and more. BlizzCon 2017 Tickets Tickets to the 11th BlizzCon will go on sale in two batches:\r\r Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. PDT\r Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. PDT\rThis year, ticket sales will be hosted by Universe, and tickets are priced at $199 each (plus applicable taxes and fees). Check out the BlizzCon Ticket webpage and Badge Information page for all the details. BlizzCon Benefit Dinner If you\u2019re looking for a chance to join the celebration and help out a good cause at the same time, we\u2019re holding a special BlizzCon Benefit Dinner the night before the show on Thursday, November 2 in support of Children\u2019s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Attendees will have a chance to talk games, swap stories, and share a drink or two with Blizzard developers and community representatives, and Blizzard will donate the net proceeds to the hospital. A limited number of tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. PDT, priced at $750 each\u2014visit the Charity Ticket page for more information. Virtual Ticket - Coming Soon! If you can\u2019t make it to the show in person, you\u2019ll still have a chance to join the celebration from home with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, which will provide live streaming coverage to viewers around the world. Stay tuned for more details.Check out the BlizzCon Event Info page for lots more information on prepping for the show and the upcoming ticket sales, and visit the Universe ticket page at the dates and times above to buy tickets to the show.Look for more information on the events and activities at BlizzCon as the show approaches. Good luck snagging tickets, and we\u2019ll see you in November!

Comentarios

Comentario de jglonek

on 2017-03-14T11:58:53-05:00

Excellent! Glad I guessed the right days off hah.\r\rSo, my wife and I are thinking about going to BlizzCon for the first time next year. How stressful is it to get everything reserved? Like, when should we book a hotel room? And what are the chances that the ticket gods will not smile upon us? (Don't they sell out within minutes?). I'm just trying to pay attention more this year so I know what to do next year :)\r\rAnd the fun part will be guessing the dates for next year.. I wonder if they would do 11\/2 and 11\/3, or 11\/9 and 11\/10.

Comentario de Necromorta

Comentario de Uncrewedspudman

on 2017-03-14T12:11:38-05:00

so excited!

Comentario de ShadowHunter7

on 2017-03-14T12:38:12-05:00

Considering the overwhelming success of Blizzard's most recent games (Hearthstone, Heroes and Overwatch), I'd say it's more difficult than ever to acquire tickets to Blizzcon. My advice, utilize EVERY electronic device you can gather to snag tickets.\r\rI was fortunate enough to go to Blizzcon back in 2010 (back when Cataclysm was thought to be the greatest thing ever ;P ) Immediately after acquiring the tickets, you should revserve a room at the Hilton directly adjacent to the convention center. I can't say if the whole building will be booked right after tickets go on sale, but it's worth a shot should you get purchase them.

Comentario de jglonek

on 2017-03-14T12:42:43-05:00

Considering the overwhelming success of Blizzard's most recent games (Hearthstone, Heroes and Overwatch), I'd say it's more difficult than ever to acquire tickets to Blizzcon. My advice, utilize EVERY electronic device you can gather to snag tickets.\r\rI was fortunate enough to go to Blizzcon back in 2010 (back when Cataclysm was thought to be the greatest thing ever ;P ) Immediately after acquiring the tickets, you should revserve a room at the Hilton directly adjacent to the convention center. I can't say if the whole building will be booked right after tickets go on sale, but it's worth a shot should you get purchase them.\r\rSounds good. I was wondering if it was a Comic Con-type situation where the rooms are up for reserve a year before, so basically people leaving the current convention are already booking next year's, leaving not many rooms available for newbs hah.

Comentario de cantgetrealname

on 2017-03-14T13:05:16-05:00

Excellent! Glad I guessed the right days off hah.

So, my wife and I are thinking about going to BlizzCon for the first time next year. How stressful is it to get everything reserved? Like, when should we book a hotel room? And what are the chances that the ticket gods will not smile upon us? (Don't they sell out within minutes?). I'm just trying to pay attention more this year so I know what to do next year :)

And the fun part will be guessing the dates for next year.. I wonder if they would do 11\/2 and 11\/3, or 11\/9 and 11\/10.

I went for the first time last year. The reserving of hotels\/etc. is pretty straightfoward. You can book them through the Blizzcon sites (once you've successfully purchased a ticket) and that makes it much less of a hassle. My hotel was fairly priced (considering location) and was only a couple blocks (about 10 minute walk) from the convention center.

You'll want to plan to get there an hour early for ticket pick-up the day before, and an hour early for the first day (assuming you want in as quickly as possible). That being said most lines went by quickly, the line to get in on the first day was cleared out within 30 minutes.

As for actually acquiring the tickets, that takes some luck. Personally I had the website up and I was hard refreshing the page (ctrl+f5). Got in early to the que and that's all it took. You could theoretically have multiple people on multiple devices all trying, to see who gets into the que and at what position for maximum chance. Otherwise prepare to spend way more buying the tickets off ebay, or show up and buy tickets there in person from scalpers.

Good luck!

Comentario de gamer74123

on 2017-03-14T13:24:55-05:00

Excellent! Glad I guessed the right days off hah.\r\rSo, my wife and I are thinking about going to BlizzCon for the first time next year. How stressful is it to get everything reserved? Like, when should we book a hotel room? And what are the chances that the ticket gods will not smile upon us? (Don't they sell out within minutes?). I'm just trying to pay attention more this year so I know what to do next year :)\r\rAnd the fun part will be guessing the dates for next year.. I wonder if they would do 11\/2 and 11\/3, or 11\/9 and 11\/10.\r\rWhen should you book hotel rooms? Like yesterday lol they fill quick and sometimes they're full years in advance.

Comentario de Furydeath

on 2017-03-14T14:30:57-05:00

oh good more ebay con. Least I don't wanna go

Comentario de Aarkan

on 2017-03-14T22:41:38-05:00

BLIZZCON HYPE! Hopefully this will be the 5th Blizzcon me and my friends attend. It was great meeting Perc and Panser last year at the Darkmoon Faire.

Comentario de mezmir

on 2017-03-17T18:27:34-05:00

I wonder if for the 3rd year in a row I will somehow get booted out of line when I have tickets already in my cart only to have them sold out when I try again. :l

Comentario de Bawwy

on 2017-11-04T00:07:36-05:00

BLIZZCON TRAIN HYPE GET IN!

Comentario de GreatBaal

on 2017-11-05T23:12:28-06:00

Wanted : "Bear and beer"!

Comentario de darkphoenixs

on 2017-11-06T14:52:30-06:00

I bought virtual ticket but I didnt have much time to watch most of what i wanted live. How long will the videos be available on the blizzcon app?

Comentario de Gnastie

on 2017-11-06T17:20:09-06:00

I bought the Virtual ticket too, and haven't watched the whole thing. They're still available to be watched I've just checked, but I'm thinking it'll be a while for sure.

Comentario de emerrix

on 2017-11-07T04:29:11-06:00

that been a nice show!

Comentario de Aragorness

on 2017-11-07T07:19:04-06:00

I'm so happy about the WoW Vanilla announcement <3

Comentario de DiogoFilipe90

on 2017-11-07T12:13:27-06:00

I miss BlizzCon already, can't wait for next year!

Comentario de Lilikoi

on 2017-11-07T20:32:17-06:00

Someday, I'll attend Blizzcon in person. So many feels! But meanwhile I'm really glad Blizzard gave some love to the Virtual Ticket this year, and I hope that will continue for all the fans who can't make the trip!

Comentario de Skadoosh73

on 2017-11-08T15:31:08-06:00

No tickets for me this year, maybe next. Virtual ticket was better than ever this year though, so that was nice.

Comentario de Byrhtnoth

on 2017-11-09T00:27:31-06:00

This was my first ever virtual ticket. I bought it for the mount, but seeing the expac coverage was AMAZING. Totally worth it, IMO.